A Trough of Despair.

Adrift in a trough of despair,
between waves too big

and fears too deep.

He's out of his depth 

and too proud to admit it...
his heart sinks.

His only salvation,

is sucked up by his ignorance.
Paralyzed by fear,

he is consumed by the desperate 
scene around him.

Razor sharp reef,

beckons evilly behind him,
smiling,

a rotten, broken-toothed welcome.

The briny deep, 

swells steeply above him,
no horizon in sight.
With not another soul,

within a breaths call,
he discounts the one act,

that could save him.

A cast away,

in a whirlpool of raw nature,
his guts grip tight,

with the fear of dying.

His mind races, 

his chest empties,
wheezing a silent wretched cry. 

No tears, just ocean and sky,
and the irrevocable choice of doom.

Overwhelmed by no hope,

not able to cope,
swallowed up by his anguish,
that a prayer might have vanquished.